The Clown Prince of Crime
Super Freak
Re: Marvel Studios/Sony: THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN
Well, I think what makes a superhero story an origin story is the explanation of how that superhero came to be. What motivated that hero to wear a costume and fight crime. How did he/she get their powers or skills to fight the crime? IMO, by skipping those elements the film is no longer an origin story, even if the character is still young. However, if they put a bunch of flashbacks to explain how/why he's Spiderman, then that would be an origin and it would make Feige a liar, imo.
Yeah, but that's the thing, if you're looking to cast for a 15-16 year old Peter Parker, how isn't it an origin story? Feige is mentioning how "great power/great responsibility" should come into focus and they want Spider-Man to debut as a sophomore. If that ain't the beginnings of Spider-Man, I don't know what is. If they're true to their word and it's not an origin, how long has he been Spider-Man? A month? Two months tops? Unless of course Peter got bit in elementary school or something when he was a tween, I dunno.
Well, I think what makes a superhero story an origin story is the explanation of how that superhero came to be. What motivated that hero to wear a costume and fight crime. How did he/she get their powers or skills to fight the crime? IMO, by skipping those elements the film is no longer an origin story, even if the character is still young. However, if they put a bunch of flashbacks to explain how/why he's Spiderman, then that would be an origin and it would make Feige a liar, imo.